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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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